List of countries by number of visitors

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Most visited travel destinations in 2018

The following lists provide an overview of indicators of international travel such as visitor numbers from countries and regions as well as the income and expenditure from this. All figures come from the World Tourism Organization , a specialized agency of the United Nations .

List of countries and territories by visitors

The following list sorts countries and territories according to the number of international visitors at the last determinable time. All people are counted as international visitors who have traveled to another country for tourism purposes within a year and have stayed at least once in the relevant country. International business travelers are also counted as visitors, but not people in border areas who regularly cross the border of a neighboring country for personal use. According to this definition, 1.410 billion people visited another country in 2018, an increase of 5% on the previous year. The most visited country was France with over 89.4 million visitors, while Tuvalu had the fewest visitors with just under 2000.

rank country Number of arrivals
in thousands
UNWTO region year
1 FranceFrance France 89,400 Western Europe 2018
2 SpainSpain Spain 82,773 Southern Europe / Mediterranean 2018
3 United StatesUnited States United States 79,618 North America 2018
4th China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China 62,900 East asia 2018
5 ItalyItaly Italy 62,146 Southern Europe / Mediterranean 2018
6th TurkeyTurkey Turkey 45,768 Southern Europe / Mediterranean 2018
7th MexicoMexico Mexico 41,447 North America 2018
8th GermanyGermany Germany 38,881 Western Europe 2018
9 ThailandThailand Thailand 38,277 South East Asia 2018
10 United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 36,316 Northern Europe 2018
11 JapanJapan Japan 31,192 East asia 2018
12 AustriaAustria Austria 30,816 Western Europe 2018
13 GreeceGreece Greece 30.123 Southern Europe / Mediterranean 2018
14th Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong 29,263 East asia 2018
15th MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia 25,832 South East Asia 2018
16 RussiaRussia Russia 24,551 Central / Eastern Europe 2018
17th PortugalPortugal Portugal 22,800 Southern Europe / Mediterranean 2018
18th CanadaCanada Canada 21,134 North America 2018
19th PolandPoland Poland 19,623 Central / Eastern Europe 2018
20th NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 19,014 Western Europe 2018
21st MacauMacau Macau 18,493 East asia 2018
22nd IndiaIndia India 17,427 South asia 2018
23 HungaryHungary Hungary 17,152 Central / Eastern Europe 2018
24 CroatiaCroatia Croatia 16,645 Southern Europe / Mediterranean 2018
25th United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 15,920 middle East 2018
26th VietnamVietnam Vietnam 15,498 South East Asia 2018
27 Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea 15,347 East asia 2018
28 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 15,293 middle East 2018
29 SingaporeSingapore Singapore 14,673 South East Asia 2018
30th UkraineUkraine Ukraine 14,207 Central / Eastern Europe 2018
31 Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 13,665 Central / Eastern Europe 2017
32 IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesia 13,396 South East Asia 2018
33 MoroccoMorocco Morocco 12,289 North africa 2018
34 DenmarkDenmark Denmark 11,743 Northern Europe 2017
35 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 11,715 Western Europe 2018
36 EgyptEgypt Egypt 11,346 middle East 2018
37 TaiwanRepublic of China (Taiwan) Taiwan 11,067 East asia 2018
38 South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa 10,472 Sub-Saharan Africa 2018
39 IrelandIreland Ireland 10,388 Northern Europe 2017
40 BulgariaBulgaria Bulgaria 9,273 Central / Eastern Europe 2018
41 AustraliaAustralia Australia 9,246 Oceania 2018
42 BelgiumBelgium Belgium 9,154 Western Europe 2018
43 TunisiaTunisia Tunisia 8,299 North africa 2018
44 IranIran Iran 7,295 South asia 2018
45 PhilippinesPhilippines Philippines 7.129 South East Asia 2018
46 SwedenSweden Sweden 7,054 Northern Europe 2017
47 ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 6,942 South America 2018
48 BrazilBrazil Brazil 6,621 South America 2018
49 Dominican RepublicDominican Republic Dominican Republic 6,569 Caribbean 2018
50 NorwayNorway Norway 6.252 Northern Europe 2017
51 CambodiaCambodia Cambodia 6,201 South East Asia 2018
52 SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia 6,020 Central / Eastern Europe 2014
53 ChileChile Chile 5,723 South America 2018
54 AlbaniaAlbania Albania 5,340 Southern Europe / Mediterranean 2018
55 GeorgiaGeorgia Georgia 4,757 Central / Eastern Europe 2018
56 CubaCuba Cuba 4,684 Caribbean 2018
57 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 4,568 Central / Eastern Europe 2017
58 KazakhstanKazakhstan Kazakhstan 4,560 Central / Eastern Europe 2014
59 SloveniaSlovenia Slovenia 4,425 Southern Europe / Mediterranean 2018
60 PeruPeru Peru 4,419 South America 2018
61 BahrainBahrain Bahrain 4,372 middle East 2017
62 JordanJordan Jordan 4,150 middle East 2018
63 IsraelIsrael Israel 4.121 Southern Europe / Mediterranean 2018
64 Cyprus RepublicRepublic of Cyprus Cyprus 3,939 Southern Europe / Mediterranean 2018
65 ColombiaColombia Colombia 3,898 South America 2018
66 LaosLaos Laos 3,770 South East Asia 2018
67 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 3,686 Oceania 2018
68 MyanmarMyanmar Myanmar 3,551 South East Asia 2018
69 UruguayUruguay Uruguay 3,469 South America 2018
70 EstoniaEstonia Estonia 3.234 Central / Eastern Europe 2018
71 FinlandFinland Finland 3,221 Northern Europe 2018
72 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Puerto Rico 3,068 Caribbean 2018
73 AndorraAndorra Andorra 3,042 Southern Europe / Mediterranean 2018
74 Costa RicaCosta Rica Costa Rica 3,017 Central America 2018
75 LithuaniaLithuania Lithuania 2,825 Central / Eastern Europe 2018
76 RomaniaRomania Romania 2,797 Central / Eastern Europe 2018
77 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Azerbaijan 2,606 Central / Eastern Europe 2018
78 MaltaMalta Malta 2,599 Southern Europe / Mediterranean 2018
79 ZimbabweZimbabwe Zimbabwe 2,567 Sub-Saharan Africa 2018
80 JamaicaJamaica Jamaica 2,473 Caribbean 2018
81 AlgeriaAlgeria Algeria 2,451 North africa 2017
82 EcuadorEcuador Ecuador 2,429 South America 2018
83 OmanOman Oman 2,372 middle East 2017
84 IcelandIceland Iceland 2,344 Northern Europe 2018
85 Sri LankaSri Lanka Sri Lanka 2,334 South asia 2018
86 BelarusBelarus Belarus 2.142 Central / Eastern Europe 2018
87 MontenegroMontenegro Montenegro 2,077 Southern Europe / Mediterranean 2018
88 Ivory CoastIvory Coast Ivory Coast 1.965 Sub-Saharan Africa 2018
89 LebanonLebanon Lebanon 1,964 middle East 2018
90 LatviaLatvia Latvia 1,946 Central / Eastern Europe 2018
91 NigeriaNigeria Nigeria 1,889 Sub-Saharan Africa 2016
92 UgandaUganda Uganda 1,850 Sub-Saharan Africa 2018
93 QatarQatar Qatar 1,819 middle East 2018
94 NicaraguaNicaragua Nicaragua 1,787 Central America 2017
95 GuatemalaGuatemala Guatemala 1,781 Central America 2018
96 PanamaPanama Panama 1,779 Central America 2018
97 SerbiaSerbia Serbia 1,711 Southern Europe / Mediterranean 2018
98 ArmeniaArmenia Armenia 1,652 Central / Eastern Europe 2018
99 MozambiqueMozambique Mozambique 1,639 Sub-Saharan Africa 2016
100 BahamasBahamas Bahamas 1,627 Caribbean 2018
101 BotswanaBotswana Botswana 1,623 Sub-Saharan Africa 2017
102 El SalvadorEl Salvador El Salvador 1,556 Central America 2017
103 GuamGuam Guam 1,552 Oceania 2018
104 IraqIraq Iraq 1,518 middle East 2010
105 NamibiaNamibia Namibia 1,469 Sub-Saharan Africa 2016
106 MaldivesMaldives Maldives 1,484 South asia 2018
107 KenyaKenya Kenya 1,475 Sub-Saharan Africa 2018
108 MauritiusMauritius Mauritius 1,399 Sub-Saharan Africa 2018
109 SenegalSenegal Senegal 1,365 Sub-Saharan Africa 2017
110 TanzaniaTanzania Tanzania 1,275 Sub-Saharan Africa 2017
111 TajikistanTajikistan Tajikistan 1,250 Central / Eastern Europe 2018
112 ParaguayParaguay Paraguay 1,181 South America 2018
113 NepalNepal Nepal 1,173 South asia 2018
114 BoliviaBolivia Bolivia 1,134 South America 2017
115 ZambiaZambia Zambia 1,083 Sub-Saharan Africa 2017
116 ArubaAruba Aruba 1,071 Caribbean 2017
117 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,053 Southern Europe / Mediterranean 2018
118 BangladeshBangladesh Bangladesh 1,026 South asia 2017
119 LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg 1,018 Western Europe 2018
120 UzbekistanUzbekistan Uzbekistan 975 Central / Eastern Europe 2010
121 GhanaGhana Ghana 972 Sub-Saharan Africa 2017
122 PakistanPakistan Pakistan 965 South asia 2014
123 EthiopiaEthiopia Ethiopia 933 Sub-Saharan Africa 2017
124 RwandaRwanda Rwanda 932 Sub-Saharan Africa 2016
125 FijiFiji Fiji 870 Oceania 2018
126 HondurasHonduras Honduras 865 Central America 2018
127 MalawiMalawi Malawi 837 Sub-Saharan Africa 2017
128 SudanSudan Sudan 813 North africa 2017
129 SwazilandSwaziland Swaziland 782 Sub-Saharan Africa 2018
130 Cape VerdeCape Verde Cape Verde 710 Sub-Saharan Africa 2018
131 North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia North Macedonia 707 Southern Europe / Mediterranean 2018
132 American Virgin IslandsAmerican Virgin Islands American Virgin Islands 667 Caribbean 2016
133 BarbadosBarbados Barbados 664 Caribbean 2017
134 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe Guadeloupe 650 Caribbean 2017
135 Palastina autonomous areasPalestine Palestine 606 middle East 2017
136 VenezuelaVenezuela Venezuela 601 South America 2016
137 TogoTogo Togo 573 Sub-Saharan Africa 2018
138 MartiniqueMartinique Martinique 536 Caribbean 2017
139 MongoliaMongolia Mongolia 529 East asia 2018
140 Mariana Islands NorthernNorthern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands 518 Oceania 2018
141 ReunionReunion Reunion 508 Caribbean 2017
142 BelizeBelize Belize 489 Central America 2018
143 HaitiHaiti Haiti 467 Caribbean 2017
144 CuracaoCuracao Curacao 432 Caribbean 2018
145 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands Cayman Islands 418 Caribbean 2017
146 Turks Islands and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands 416 Caribbean 2017
147 LesothoLesotho Lesotho 414 Sub-Saharan Africa 2010
148 Sint MaartenSint Maarten Sint Maarten 402 Caribbean 2017
149 AngolaAngola Angola 397 Sub-Saharan Africa 2016
150 Saint LuciaSt. Lucia St. Lucia 396 Caribbean 2018
151 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 375 Caribbean 2018
152 YemenYemen Yemen 367 middle East 2015
152 SeychellesSeychelles Seychelles 367 Sub-Saharan Africa 2018
154 Congo Democratic RepublicDemocratic Republic of Congo Democratic Republic of Congo 351 Sub-Saharan Africa 2016
155 MonacoMonaco Monaco 347 Western Europe 2018
156 British Virgin IslandsBritish Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands 335 Caribbean 2017
157 BurundiBurundi Burundi 299 Sub-Saharan Africa 2017
158 BermudaBermuda Bermuda 282 Caribbean 2018
159 SurinameSuriname Suriname 278 South America 2017
159 BruneiBrunei Brunei 278 South East Asia 2018
161 BhutanBhutan Bhutan 274 South asia 2018
162 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 269 Caribbean 2018
163 BeninBenin Benin 267 Sub-Saharan Africa 2016
164 MadagascarMadagascar Madagascar 257 Sub-Saharan Africa 2018
165 GuyanaGuyana Guyana 247 South America 2017
166 Congo RepublicRepublic of the Congo Republic of the Congo 227 Sub-Saharan Africa 2014
167 French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia French Polynesia 216 Oceania 2018
168 KuwaitKuwait Kuwait 203 middle East 2016
168 MaliMali Mali 203 Sub-Saharan Africa 2017
170 French GuianaFrench Guiana French Guiana 199 South America 2016
171 Cook IslandsCook Islands Cook Islands 169 Oceania 2018
172 SamoaSamoa Samoa 164 Oceania 2018
173 GambiaGambia Gambia 162 Sub-Saharan Africa 2017
174 GrenadaGrenada Grenada 161 Caribbean 2018
175 Moldova RepublicRepublic of Moldova Moldova 160 Central / Eastern Europe 2018
176 NigerNiger Niger 157 Sub-Saharan Africa 2018
177 Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 143 Oceania 2017
177 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso Burkina Faso 143 Sub-Saharan Africa 2017
179 EritreaEritrea Eritrea 142 Sub-Saharan Africa 2016
180 Central African RepublicCentral African Republic Central African Republic 121 Sub-Saharan Africa 2016
181 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia New Caledonia 120 Oceania 2018
181 ChadChad Chad 120 Sub-Saharan Africa 2015
183 PalauPalau Palau 116 Oceania 2018
184 Saint Kitts NevisSt. Kitts and Nevis St. Kitts and Nevis 114 Caribbean 2017
185 VanuatuVanuatu Vanuatu 109 Oceania 2017
186 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein Liechtenstein 85 Western Europe 2018
187 DominicaDominica Dominica 79 Caribbean 2017
188 San MarinoSan Marino San Marino 78 Southern Europe / Mediterranean 2017
189 Saint Vincent GrenadinesSt. Vincent and the Grenadines St. Vincent and the Grenadines 76 Caribbean 2016
190 East TimorEast Timor East Timor 75 South East Asia 2018
191 AnguillaAnguilla Anguilla 68 Caribbean 2016
192 TongaTonga Tonga 62 Oceania 2017
193 Guinea-aGuinea Guinea 60 Sub-Saharan Africa 2016
194 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone Sierra Leone 54 Sub-Saharan Africa 2016
195 DjiboutiDjibouti Djibouti 51 Sub-Saharan Africa 2010
196 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau 44 Sub-Saharan Africa 2015
197 Micronesia, Federated StatesMicronesia Micronesia 30th Oceania 2016
198 Sao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe 29 Sub-Saharan Africa 2016
199 ComorosComoros Comoros 28 Sub-Saharan Africa 2017
200 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands Solomon Islands 26th Oceania 2017
201 Samoa AmericanAmerican Samoa American Samoa 20th Oceania 2017
202 NiueNiue Niue 10 Oceania 2017
203 MontserratMontserrat Montserrat 9 Caribbean 2016
204 Marshall IslandsMarshall Islands Marshall Islands 6th Oceania 2017
204 KiribatiKiribati Kiribati 6th Oceania 2016
206 TuvaluTuvalu Tuvalu 2 Oceania 2017
world 1,410,000 2018

Regions by arrival

The following table shows the development of the number of tourists in various regions defined by the UNWTO from 1990 to 2016. The figures relate to the number of visitors who have taken all countries in a region together. The visitors can come from the same region. So come z. B. Most visitors to European countries from other European countries.

From 1990 to 2016, the number of international tourist arrivals rose from 435 million to 1.2 billion. The regions of South Asia , Sub-Saharan Africa and East Asia recorded the fastest growth . The UNWTO expects an increase to 1.8 billion tourists by 2030, with destinations in Asia, Africa and Latin America still forecasting the fastest growth. In 1950 the number of international tourists was still around 25 million.

region Arrivals 1990
in millions
Arrivals 1995
in millions
Arrivals 2000
in millions
Arrivals 2005
in millions
Arrivals 2010
in millions
Arrivals 2015
in millions
Arrivals 2016
in millions
Growth
1990–2016
Europe 261.5 303.5 386.5 453.2 489.0 603.7 616.2 135.6%
Northern Europe 28.7 36.4 44.8 59.9 62.8 75.4 80.2 179.4%
Western Europe 108.6 112.2 139.7 141.7 154.4 181.4 181.5 67.1%
Central / Eastern Europe 33.9 58.9 69.6 95.3 98.5 121.4 126.0 271.7%
Southern Europe / Mediterranean 90.3 96.0 132.6 156.4 173.3 225.5 228.5 153.0%
Asia 55.9 82.1 110.4 154.1 208.1 284.1 308.4 441.7%
East asia 26.4 41.3 58.3 85.9 111.5 142.1 154.3 484.5%
South East Asia 21.2 28.5 36.3 49.0 70.5 104.2 113.2 434.0%
Oceania 5.2 8.1 9.6 10.9 11.4 14.3 15.6 200.0%
South asia 3.2 4.2 6.1 8.3 14.7 23.4 25.3 690.6%
America 92.8 108.9 128.3 133.3 150.1 192.7 199.3 114.8%
North America 71.8 80.5 91.5 89.9 99.5 127.5 130.5 81.8%
Caribbean 11.4 14.0 17.1 18.8 19.5 24.1 25.2 121.1%
Central America 1.9 2.6 4.3 6.3 7.8 10.2 10.7 463.2%
South America 7.7 11.7 15.3 18.3 23.2 30.8 32.8 326.0%
Africa 14.8 18.7 26.2 34.8 50.4 53.4 57.8 290.5%
North africa 8.4 7.3 10.2 13.9 19.7 18.0 18.6 121.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa 6.4 11.5 16.0 20.9 30.7 35.7 39.2 512.5%
middle East 9.6 12.7 22.4 33.7 55.4 55.6 53.6 458.3%
world 435 526 674 809 953 1,189 1,235 183.9%

Countries by tourism expenditure and income

The following table shows the countries with the highest tourism expenditure and income. Income includes all expenses that foreign travelers have made in the respective country for transport, accommodation and other tourist goods and services. All expenses for the same goods and services that citizens of the respective country have made in another country are counted as expenses. Global tourism revenue was over $ 1.2 trillion in 2016. The People's Republic of China spent the most , while the United States had the highest income.

revenue expenditure
rank country Tourism income
in millions of dollars
rank country Tourism spending in
millions of dollars
1 United StatesUnited States United States 244,708 1 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China 261.129
2 SpainSpain Spain 60,605 2 United StatesUnited States United States 160,818
3 United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 55,558 3 GermanyGermany Germany 87,423
4th ThailandThailand Thailand 52,465 4th United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 79,371
5 GermanyGermany Germany 52,129 5 FranceFrance France 49.024
6th FranceFrance France 50,883 6th AustraliaAustralia Australia 29,768
7th China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China 44,432 7th Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea 29,143
8th ItalyItaly Italy 40,373 8th CanadaCanada Canada 29,067
9 Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong 37,976 9 RussiaRussia Russia 27,652
10 AustraliaAustralia Australia 34,475 10 JapanJapan Japan 25,783
11 JapanJapan Japan 33,427 11 ItalyItaly Italy 24,982
12 MacauMacau Macau 30,568 12 Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong 24,194
13 TurkeyTurkey Turkey 26,695 13 SingaporeSingapore Singapore 22,102
14th IndiaIndia India 23,111 14th BelgiumBelgium Belgium 21,575
15th Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea 21,053 15th NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 20,321
16 MexicoMexico Mexico 20,619 16 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 19,731
17th United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 19,496 17th SpainSpain Spain 19,284
18th AustriaAustria Austria 19,241 18th IndiaIndia India 19,185
19th SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 19,220 19th SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 18,849
20th SingaporeSingapore Singapore 18,386 20th United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 17.127

See also

Individual evidence

  1. UNWTO Tourism Highlights: 2018 Edition. Retrieved September 30, 2018 .
  2. UNWTO Tourism Highlights: 2019 Edition. Retrieved January 8, 2020 .
  3. UNWTO 2017. World Tourism Organization, accessed August 14, 2018 .
  4. International tourism, receipts (current US $) | Data. Retrieved August 26, 2018 (American English).
  5. International tourism, expenditures (current US $) | Data. Retrieved August 26, 2018 (American English).